Alphabet Inc. said its first-quarter profit was boosted by $8 billion in unrealized gains from an investment in a private company. That company is Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp., according to a person familiar with the matter.

Google’s cloud business has big opportunity ahead once it adds capacity. Meanwhile the stock is cheap relative to historical levels.

We recently published a list of 10 Best Stocks to Buy and Hold for 20 Years. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stands against other best stocks to buy and hold for 20 years.

Google parent Alphabet is set to report first-quarter results after the market closes Thursday, with analysts largely bullish on the tech giant's ability to weather economic uncertainty.